Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
OPTICAL SPLITTING APPARATUS
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] This application relates to the field of optical communications
technologies, and in
particular, to an optical splitting apparatus.
BAC KGRO U ND
[0002] An optical distribution network (Optical distribution network,
ODN) provides a
physical path for optical transmission between an optical line terminal
(Optical line terminal, OLT)
and an optical network terminal (Optical network terminal, ONT). In the ODN,
optical splitting
usually needs to be performed in an optical fiber in an optical cable, to
cover more users.
[0003] Conventional optical splitting solutions are mostly even optical
splitting solutions. FIG.
1 is a schematic diagram of a conventional optical fiber link. An optical
signal output from an OLT
passes through an optical distribution frame (Optical Distribution Frame,
ODF), a splitting and
splicing closure (splitting and splicing closure, SSC), a level-1 optical
splitting device, a level-2
optical splitting device, and an access terminal box (access terminal box,
ATB) in sequence, and
then arrives at an ONT. The level-1 optical splitting device in FIG. 1
performs, for example, 1:8
optical splitting. The level-1 optical splitting device includes eight light
output ends. FIG. 1
illustrates only one of the light output ends, and the other light output ends
are omitted in FIG. 1.
The same applies to the level-2 optical splitting device. FIG. 1 illustrates
only one of the light
output ends, and the other light output ends are omitted.
[0004] In a conventional optical splitting solution, to enable optical
fibers to cover a longer
distance, the optical fibers usually need to be divided, spliced, connected,
and the like. In the
optical splitting devices shown in FIG. 1, optical fibers usually need to be
spliced to implement
connection of the optical fibers. This not only results in a long
implementation period, but also
requires a relatively high implementation skill. Quality of the splicing
depends on a skill of an
operator, and consequently, it is relatively difficult to implement and labor
costs are high.
SUMMARY
[0005] This application provides an optical splitting apparatus, to
improve efficiency in
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implementing an optical splitting device, lower an implementation difficulty,
and reduce labor
costs.
[0006] A first aspect of this application provides an optical splitting
apparatus, applied to an
ODN field. The optical splitting apparatus in this application may be, for
example, an optical
splitting device such as a splitting and splicing closure, a fiber access
terminal (fiber access
terminal, FAT), or an optical cable access terminal. The optical splitting
apparatus includes an
enclosure and an even optical splitter and an uneven optical splitter that are
disposed in the
enclosure, or the optical splitting apparatus includes an enclosure and an
uneven optical splitter
that is disposed in the enclosure. A light inlet and a plurality of light
outlets are disposed on the
enclosure, fiber adapters are disposed on the light outlets, and a fiber
adapter may also be disposed
on the light inlet. The light inlet, the even optical splitter, the uneven
optical splitter, and the light
outlets are connected so that optical paths are formed between the light inlet
and the light outlets
by using the even optical splitter and the uneven optical splitter; or the
light inlet, the uneven
optical splitter, and the light outlets are connected, so that optical paths
are formed between the
light inlet and the light outlets by using the uneven optical splitter. The
light inlet is connected to
at least one of a light input end of the even optical splitter and a light
input end of the uneven
optical splitter, and the fiber adapter on the light outlet is connected to at
least one of a light output
end of the even optical splitter and a light output end of the uneven optical
splitter. An end that is
of the fiber adapter and that is located outside the enclosure is detachably
fastened and connected
to an external optical fiber connector. Fiber adapters are disposed on the
light inlet and the light
outlets, and a fast connect product may be used as a fiber adapter. During
installation, installation
can be completed by directly inserting an optical fiber connector on a pre-
made optical cable into
a fiber adapter. In this way, an optical splitting box is installed without
splicing, and plug-and-play
is implemented for all components, thereby effectively lowering an
implementation difficulty, and
improving implementation efficiency. The fiber adapter and the uneven optical
splitter are
combined, so that the optical splitting box is installed by using the pre-made
optical cable without
splicing, and plug-and-play is implemented for all the components. In
addition, output optical
power of each light outlet can be configured flexibly based on a user
distribution status. For
example, a light outlet having relatively low output optical power may
correspondingly cover a
relatively nearby user, and an optical cable coming out of a light outlet
having relatively high
output optical power may be further connected to a next node, to cover more
users at a longer
distance. The uneven optical splitter is used flexibly. Therefore, a quantity
of to-be-customized
types of pre-made optical cables can be effectively reduced, and an optical
signal can be properly
allocated, thereby reducing a line loss.
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[0007] In some possible designs, an end that is of the fiber adapter and
that is located inside
the enclosure is detachably fastened and connected to an internal optical
fiber connector. The
internal optical fiber connector may be an optical fiber connector of an
optical splitter (including
the even optical splitter and the uneven optical splitter), and includes an
optical fiber connector of
a light input end and an optical fiber connector of a light output end. In
this way, installation
efficiency is further improved, and the optical splitter can be rapidly
connected to the fiber adapter
on the light inlet and the fiber adapter on the light outlet.
[0008] In some possible designs, at least one even optical splitter is
connected between the
light output end of the uneven optical splitter and the light outlets. The
light output end connected
to the even optical splitter may be a light output end having relatively low
output optical power in
light output ends of the uneven optical splitter. This can not only ensure
optical fiber coverage of
users nearby, but also make an optical signal of most optical power continue
to be transmitted to
a next node, so that more optical fiber users at a longer distance are
covered.
[0009] In some possible designs, at least one even optical splitter is
connected between the
light inlet and the light input end of the uneven optical splitter. In this
way, an optical signal
entering the enclosure is first divided evenly by the even optical splitter
and then an optical signal
obtained after the even division is divided unevenly by the uneven optical
splitter. Then some
optical signals (for example, an optical signal, having relatively high output
optical power and
output by the uneven optical splitter) continue to be transmitted to a longer
distance and allocated
to more users for use, and some optical signals (for example, an optical
signal, having relatively
low output optical power and output by the uneven optical splitter) are
allocated to users nearby
to meet use requirements of a relatively large quantity of users nearby.
[0010] In some possible designs, at least one light outlet is connected
to a light output end of
at least one uneven optical splitter. In this way, an optical signal output by
the uneven optical
splitter can be transmitted to a longer distance and therefore be allocated to
more users at a longer
distance. Specifically, some light output ends of the at least one uneven
optical splitter are
connected to the light outlets, and the light output ends of the uneven
optical splitter that are
connected to the light outlet are light output ends having relatively high
output optical power in
light output ends of the uneven optical splitter. In this way, after an
optical signal passes through
the uneven optical splitter, an optical signal of most power is transmitted to
a next node through
the light outlet, so that the optical signal of most power remains in a trunk
path and can be
transmitted to a longer distance, and the optical signal is allocated to more
users at a longer distance.
An optical signal of a small portion of power is allocated to a relatively
nearby user for use after
passing through the even optical splitter. Alternatively, all light output
ends of the at least one
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uneven optical splitter are connected to light outlets in a one-to-one
correspondence. In this way,
optical signals are transmitted to different nodes after passing through the
light output ends of the
uneven optical splitter. An optical signal output by a light output end having
relatively high output
optical power may be transmitted to a node covering a relatively large
quantity of users, and an
optical signal output by a light output end having relatively low output
optical power may be
transmitted to a node covering a relatively small quantity of users.
[0011] In some possible designs, at least one uneven optical splitter is
connected between the
light output end of the even optical splitter and the light outlets. In this
way, an optical signal
entering the enclosure is divided evenly by the even optical splitter and then
an optical signal
obtained after the even division is divided unevenly by the uneven optical
splitter. Then some
optical signals (for example, an optical signal, having relatively high output
optical power and
output by the uneven optical splitter) continue to be transmitted to a longer
distance and allocated
to more users for use, and some optical signals (for example, an optical
signal, having relatively
low output optical power and output by the uneven optical splitter) are
allocated to users nearby
to meet use requirements of a relatively large quantity of users nearby.
[0012] In some possible designs, at least one uneven optical splitter is
connected between the
light inlet and the light input end of the even optical splitter. In this way,
an optical signal entering
the enclosure is divided unevenly by the uneven optical splitter and then an
optical signal obtained
after the uneven division is divided evenly by the even optical splitter (for
example, the even
optical splitter may be connected to a light output end, of the uneven optical
splitter 3, having
relatively low output optical power), to meet a use requirement of a user
nearby. A light output
end, of the even optical splitter, having relatively high output optical power
may be connected to
a light outlet, so that an optical signal continues to be transmitted to a
longer distance and allocated
to more users for use.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0013] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a conventional optical fiber link
of prior art;
[0014] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an optical fiber link according to
an embodiment of
the present invention;
[0015] FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of an
optical splitting
apparatus according to the embodiments of the present invention;
[0016] FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a partial structure of an
embodiment of an optical
splitting apparatus according to the embodiments of the present invention;
[0017] FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of an
optical splitting
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apparatus according to the embodiments of the present invention;
[0018] FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of
an optical splitting
apparatus according to the embodiments of the present invention;
[0019] FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of
an optical splitting
apparatus according to the embodiments of the present invention;
[0020] FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of
an optical splitting
apparatus according to the embodiments of the present invention;
[0021] FIG. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of
an optical splitting
apparatus according to the embodiments of the present invention;
[0022] FIG. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of
an optical splitting
apparatus according to the embodiments of the present invention; and
[0023] FIG. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of
an optical splitting
apparatus according to the embodiments of the present invention.
DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
[0024] In the specification, claims, and accompanying drawings of this
application, the terms
"first", "second", and the like are intended to distinguish between similar
objects but are not
necessarily used to describe a specific order. It should be understood that
data termed in such a
way is interchangeable in proper circumstances so that the embodiments
described herein can be
implemented in other orders than the order in content illustrated or described
herein. In addition,
the terms "include" and "have" and any other variants thereof are intended to
cover a non-exclusive
inclusion. For example, a product or a device including a series of structures
is not necessarily
limited to the clearly listed structures but may include other structures that
are not clearly listed or
that are inherent to the product or the device. Examples of structures
appearing in this application
are merely examples for description, and there may be other alternative
structures during
implementation in actual application. For example, a plurality of parts may be
combined or
integrated into another structure, or some structural features may be ignored
or not performed. In
addition, for displayed or discussed mutual couplings or direct couplings,
some or all of the
structures may be selected based on an actual requirement to achieve the
objectives of the solutions
in the embodiment of the present invention.
[0025] The embodiments of the present invention provide an optical
splitting apparatus,
applied to an optical communications field, for example, an ODN field. The
optical splitting
apparatus in this application may be, for example, an optical splitting device
such as a splitting
and splicing closure, a fiber access terminal (fiber access terminal, FAT), or
an optical cable access
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terminal. A specific name is not limited in this application.
[0026] In an embodiment, refer to FIG. 2 to FIG. 4. FIG. 2 is a schematic
diagram of an optical
fiber link according to an embodiment of the present invention. Three optical
splitting apparatuses
in the embodiments of the present invention are configured for the link. FIG.
3 is a schematic
structural diagram of an embodiment of the optical splitting apparatus
according to the
embodiments of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a
partial structure of
an embodiment of the optical splitting apparatus according to the embodiments
of the present
invention.
[0027] The optical splitting apparatus includes an enclosure 1. A light
inlet 11 and a plurality
of light outlets 12 are disposed on the enclosure 1.
[0028] A fiber adapter 4 may be disposed on each of the plurality of
light outlets 12, or fiber
adapters 4 may be disposed on some of the light outlets 12. An example in
which one fiber adapter
4 is disposed on each light outlet 12 is used in the following embodiments.
[0029] There may be one or at least two light inlets 11 on each enclosure
1. An example in
which there is one light inlet 11 on each enclosure 1 is used in the following
embodiments. A fiber
adapter 4 may also be disposed on the light inlet 11.
[0030] The fiber adapter 4 may have a single core, in other words, each
fiber adapter 4 allows
one optical fiber to pass through; and correspondingly, an optical fiber
connector connected to the
fiber adapter 4 also has a single core_ Alternatively, the fiber adapter 4 may
have a plurality of
cores, in other words, each fiber adapter 4 allows a plurality of optical
fibers to pass through. For
example, as shown in FIG. 9, a fiber adapter 4 disposed on a light inlet 11
has dual cores, in other
words, each fiber adapter 4 allows two optical fibers to pass through; and
correspondingly, an
optical fiber connector connected to the fiber adapter 4 also has dual cores.
[0031] In an embodiment, referring to FIG. 4, a fastconnect product may
be used as a fiber
adapter 4. The fiber adapter 4 has a first end 41 and a second end that are
disposed opposite to
each other. The first end 41 is located outside the enclosure 1, and the
second end is located inside
the enclosure 1. An external optical fiber connector is installed on the first
end 41, and the first
end 41 is detachably fastened and connected to the external optical fiber
connector. An internal
optical fiber connector is installed on the second end, and the second end is
detachably fastened
.. and connected to the internal optical fiber connector. A fiber adapter 4 is
sealed up on a light inlet
11 on which the fiber adapter 4 is installed, and a fiber adapter 4 is sealed
up on a light outlet 12
on which the fiber adapter 4 is installed. In addition, a sealing cap is
further disposed on the first
end 41 that is of the fiber adapter 4 and that is located outside the
enclosure 1. When no external
optical fiber connector is installed on the first end 41, the sealing cap is
installed on the first end
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41 to seal up the fiber adapter. When an optical fiber connector is installed
on the first end 41, the
first end 41 may also implement sealing.
[0032] In an embodiment, referring to FIG. 2, FIG. 3, FIG. 5 to FIG. 9,
and FIG. 11, an even
optical splitter 2 and an uneven optical splitter 3 are disposed in the
enclosure 1.
[0033] At least one even optical splitter 2 is disposed in the enclosure 1,
and at least one uneven
optical splitter 3 is disposed in the enclosure 1. The light inlet 11, the
even optical splitter 2, the
uneven optical splitter 3, and the light outlets 12 are connected, so that
optical paths are formed
between the light inlet 11 and the light outlets 12 by using the even optical
splitter 2 and the uneven
optical splitter 3. There is at least one even optical splitter 2. For
example, there may be one, two,
three, or more even optical splitters 2. There is at least one uneven optical
splitter 3. For example,
there may be one, two, three, or more uneven optical splitters 3.
[0034] In another embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10, the optical splitting
apparatus may
include no even optical splitter 2, and the optical splitting apparatus
includes an enclosure 1 and
an uneven optical splitter 2 that is disposed in the enclosure 1. The light
inlet 11, the uneven optical
splitter 3, and the light outlets 12 are connected, so that optical paths are
formed between the light
inlet 11 and the light outlets 12 by using the uneven optical splitter 3.
There is at least one uneven
optical splitter 3. For example, there may be one, two, three, or more uneven
optical splitters 3. A
plurality of channels of optical signals with different output optical power
can be obtained by using
an uneven optical splitter 3 or by cascading a plurality of uneven optical
splitters 3_ The optical
signals are separately transmitted to other nodes through the light outlets
12. A magnitude of
optical power of each channel of optical signal is properly allocated based on
a quantity of users
covered by each node. In this way, the optical signals can cover a longer
distance, the optical
signals can be properly allocated based on diverse quantities of users without
waste of resources,
and the optical signals can be properly used at maximum utilization.
[0035] In an embodiment, the light inlet 11 is connected to at least one of
a light input end of
the even optical splitter 2 and a light input end of the uneven optical
splitter 3, and the fiber adapter
4 on the light outlet 12 is connected to at least one of a light output end of
the even optical splitter
2 and a light output end of the uneven optical splitter 3.
[0036] In an embodiment, referring to FIG. 3, FIG. 5, FIG. 7, FIG. 8, and
FIG. 9, at least one
even optical splitter 2 is connected between the light output end of the
uneven optical splitter 3
and the light outlets 12.
[0037] As shown in FIG. 3, the uneven optical splitter 3 is, for example,
a 1:2 uneven optical
splitter. To be specific, the uneven optical splitter 3 includes one light
input end 31 and two light
output ends (32 and 33), where the two light output ends (32 and 33) have
different output optical
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power. The even optical splitter 2 is, for example, a 1:8 even optical
splitter. To be specific, the
even optical splitter 2 includes one light input end 21 and eight light output
ends 22, where the
eight light output ends 22 have same output optical power. The light input end
21 of the even
optical splitter 2 is connected to one light output end 33 of the uneven
optical splitter 3 (for
example, may be connected to the light output end 33 that has relatively low
output optical power
and that is of the uneven optical splitter 3), and the eight light output ends
22 of the even optical
splitter 2 are connected to eight light outlets 122 in a one-to-one
correspondence. It can be
understood that FIG. 3 shows only a connection between one light output end 22
and one light
outlet 122, and connection relationships between the other seven light output
ends 22 and the other
seven light outlets 122 are omitted in the figure. A specification of the 1:2
uneven optical splitter
3 may be, for example, 90/10, 85/15, 80/20, 70/30, or 60/40, and is
specifically selected based on
an actual user distribution status. It can be understood that 90/10 means that
a ratio of the output
optical power of the two light output ends of the uneven optical splitter 3 is
90:10.
[0038] In an embodiment, an optical fiber connector may be disposed on
each of a light input
end and a light output end of an optical splitter (including the even optical
splitter 2 and the uneven
optical splitter 3). In an embodiment, the optical fiber connector may be
detachably fastened and
connected to the foregoing fiber adapter 4 (which may be the fiber adapter 4
on the light inlet or
may be the fiber adapter 4 on the light outlet), to further improve
installation efficiency. During
connection of optical fiber connectors of two optical splitters, the optical
fiber connectors of the
two optical splitters may be detachably fastened and connected by using a
fiber adapter disposed
in the enclosure 1.
[0039] Alternatively, when two optical splitters need to be connected,
the two optical splitters
may be connected by splicing optical fibers. For example, a segment of optical
fiber is disposed
on the light input end of the even optical splitter 2, a segment of optical
fiber is disposed on one
light output end of the uneven optical splitter 3, and the two segments of
optical fibers may be
directly spliced.
[0040] In an embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 5, FIG. 6, FIG. 7, FIG.
8, FIG. 9, and FIG.
11, all light output ends of the at least one even optical splitter 2 are
connected to the light outlets
12 in a one-to-one correspondence.
[0041] In another embodiment, some light output ends of the even optical
splitter 2 are
connected to light outlets 12 in a one-to-one correspondence, and other light
output ends are
connected to light input ends of other even optical splitters 2 or uneven
optical splitters 3.
[0042] Referring to FIG. 3, the light outlets 12 include one first light
outlet 121 and at least
two second light outlets 122, and the fiber adapter 4 is disposed on each of
the first light outlet
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121 and the second light outlets 122. It can be understood that in addition to
the first light outlet
121 and the second light outlets 122, the light outlets 12 disposed on the
enclosure 1 may further
include other light outlets. Fiber adapters 4 on the other light outlets may
be configured to allow
an optical signal to pass through or may be reserved and idle. This is
specifically determined based
on an actual requirement.
[0043] The uneven optical splitter 3 includes a first light input end 31,
a first light output end
32, and a second light output end 33. In this embodiment, the uneven optical
splitter 3 may include
at least two light output ends. For example, the uneven optical splitter 3 may
include two, three,
four, or more light output ends. The following uses an example in which the
uneven optical splitter
3 includes two light output ends (namely, the first light output end 32 and
the second light output
end 33).
[0044] The even optical splitter 2 includes a second light input end 21
and at least two third
light output ends 22, and a quantity of the third light output ends 22 is the
same as a quantity of
the second light outlets 122. In this embodiment, the even optical splitter 2
may include at least
.. two light output ends. For example, the even optical splitter 2 may be a
1:2, 1:4, 1:8, or 1:16 optical
splitter. The following uses an example in which the even optical splitter 2
is a 1:8 optical splitter
for description. To be specific, the even optical splitter 2 includes eight
third light output ends 22.
[0045] The light inlet 11 is connected to the first light input end 31.
For example, an optical
fiber connector is disposed on the first light input end 31 and is detachably
fastened and connected
.. to the fiber adapter 4 on the light inlet 11, thereby further improving
installation efficiency. It can
be understood that being detachably fastened and connected means that the
optical fiber connector
may be fastened and connected to the fiber adapter 4, and may also be
disassembled from the fiber
adapter 4. It is easy to implement insertion and removal, so that installation
efficiency is improved.
[0046] The first light output end 32 is connected to the fiber adapter 4
on the first light outlet
121. For example, an optical fiber connector is disposed on the first light
output end 31 and is
detachably fastened and connected to the fiber adapter 4 on the first light
outlet 121, thereby further
improving installation efficiency.
[0047] The second light output end 33 is connected to the second light
input end 21. For
example, an optical fiber connector is disposed on the second light output end
33, an optical fiber
connector is disposed on the second light input end 21, and the enclosure 1
further includes a fiber
adapter 4 that is used to detachably fasten and connect the optical fiber
connector on the second
light output end 33 to the optical fiber connector on the second light input
end 21. Both the optical
fiber connector on the second light output end 33 and the optical fiber
connector on the second
light input end 21 are connected to the fiber adapter 4, thereby further
improving installation
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efficiency. Alternatively, for another example, an optical fiber is disposed
on the second light
output end 33, an optical fiber is disposed on the second light input end 21,
and the optical fiber
on the second light output end 33 and the optical fiber on the second light
input end 21 are spliced.
[0048] The third light output ends 22 are connected to the fiber adapters
4 on the second light
outlets 122 in a one-to-one correspondence. As shown in FIG. 3, eight third
light output ends 22
and eight second light outlets 122 are included, and each third light output
end 22 is
correspondingly connected to one second light outlet 122. Optical fiber
connectors are disposed
on the third light output ends 22 and are detachably fastened and connected to
the fiber adapters 4
on the second light outlets 122, thereby further improving installation
efficiency. It can be
understood that FIG. 3 illustrates only one third light output end 22 and one
second light outlet
122, and the other third light output ends 22 and the other second light
outlets 122 are omitted in
FIG. 3.
[0049] In an embodiment, output optical power of the first light output
end 32 is greater than
output optical power of the second light output end 33. In this way, after an
optical signal passes
through the uneven optical splitter 3, an optical signal of most power is
transmitted to a next node
through the first light outlet 121, so that the optical signal of most power
remains in a trunk path
and can be transmitted to a longer distance, and the optical signal is
allocated to more users at a
longer distance. An optical signal of a small portion of power is allocated to
a relatively nearby
user for use after passing through the even optical splitter 2_
[0050] In another embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, FIG. 6, and FIG. 11, at
least one even
optical splitter 2 is connected between the light inlet 11 and the light input
end of the uneven
optical splitter 3. In this way, an optical signal entering the enclosure 1 is
first divided evenly by
the even optical splitter 2 and then an optical signal obtained after the even
division is divided
unevenly by the uneven optical splitter 3. Then some optical signals (for
example, an optical signal,
having relatively high output optical power and output by the uneven optical
splitter 3) continue
to be transmitted to a longer distance and allocated to more users for use,
and some optical signals
(for example, an optical signal, having relatively low output optical power
and output by the
uneven optical splitter 3) are allocated to users nearby to meet use
requirements of a relatively
large quantity of users nearby. For a specific connection manner, refer to the
foregoing
embodiments. Details are not described herein again.
[0051] In another embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 3, FIG. 5, FIG. 6,
FIG. 8, FIG. 9,
FIG. 10, and FIG. 11, at least one light outlet 12 is connected to a light
output end of at least one
uneven optical splitter 3. In this way, an optical signal output by the uneven
optical splitter 3 can
be transmitted to a longer distance and therefore be allocated to more users
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[0052] For example, some light output ends of the at least one uneven
optical splitter 3 are
connected to the light outlets 12, and the light output ends of the uneven
optical splitter 3 that are
connected to the light outlets 12 are light output ends having relatively high
output optical power
in light output ends of the uneven optical splitter 3. In this way, after an
optical signal passes
through the uneven optical splitter 3, an optical signal of most power is
transmitted to a next node
through the light outlet 12, so that the optical signal of most power remains
in a trunk path and can
be transmitted to a longer distance, and the optical signal is allocated to
more users at a longer
distance. An optical signal of a small portion of power is allocated to a
relatively nearby user for
use after passing through the even optical splitter 2.
[0053] Alternatively, for another example, as shown in FIG. 6, FIG. 10, and
FIG. 11, all light
output ends of the at least one uneven optical splitter 3 are connected to
light outlets 12 in a one-
to-one correspondence. In this way, optical signals are transmitted to
different nodes after passing
through the light output ends of the uneven optical splitter 3. An optical
signal output by a light
output end having relatively high output optical power may be transmitted to a
node covering a
relatively large quantity of users, and an optical signal output by a light
output end having
relatively low output optical power may be transmitted to a node covering a
relatively small
quantity of users.
[0054] In another embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, FIG. 6, and FIG. 11, at
least one uneven
optical splitter 3 is connected between the light output end of the even
optical splitter 2 and the
light outlets 12. In this way, an optical signal entering the enclosure 1 is
divided evenly by the
even optical splitter 2 and then an optical signal obtained after the even
division is divided
unevenly by the uneven optical splitter 3. Then some optical signals (for
example, an optical signal,
having relatively high output optical power and output by the uneven optical
splitter 3) continue
to be transmitted to a longer distance and allocated to more users for use,
and some optical signals
(for example, an optical signal, having relatively low output optical power
and output by the
uneven optical splitter 3) are allocated to users nearby to meet use
requirements of a relatively
large quantity of users nearby. For a specific connection manner, refer to the
foregoing
embodiments. Details are not described herein again.
[0055] In another embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 7, FIG. 8, and
FIG. 9, at least one
uneven optical splitter 3 is connected between the light inlet 11 and the
light input end of the even
optical splitter 2. In this way, an optical signal entering the enclosure 1 is
divided unevenly by the
uneven optical splitter 3 and then an optical signal obtained after the uneven
division is divided
evenly by the even optical splitter 2 (for example, the even optical splitter
2 may be connected to
a light output end, of the uneven optical splitter 3, having relatively low
output optical power), to
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meet a use requirement of a user nearby. A light output end, of the even
optical splitter 2, having
relatively high output optical power may be connected to a light outlet 12, so
that an optical signal
continues to be transmitted to a longer distance and allocated to more users
for use.
[0056] In another embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, the fiber adapter 4 on
the light inlet 11 has
dual cores.
[0057] In addition, in other embodiments, embodiments of the optical
splitting apparatus are
shown in FIG. 10 and FIG. 11.
[0058] In the embodiments of the present invention, the even optical
splitter 2 and the uneven
optical splitter 3 are combined, and optical paths are formed between the
light inlet 11, the even
optical splitter 2, the uneven optical splitter 3, and the light outlets 12.
Because user distribution
is diversified, that is, user distribution density, a user distribution area,
and the like vary with a
region, quantities of light inlets 11, even optical splitters 2, uneven
optical splitters 3, and light
outlets 12 and cascading manners thereof may all be set flexibly based on an
actual requirement,
to meet an optical fiber requirement corresponding to actual user
distribution.
[0059] Fiber adapters 4 are disposed on the light inlet 11 and the light
outlets 12, and a
fastconnect product may be used as a fiber adapter 4. During installation,
installation can be
completed by directly inserting an optical fiber connector on a pre-made
optical cable into a fiber
adapter 4. In this way, an optical splitting box is installed without
splicing, and plug-and-play is
implemented for all components, thereby effectively lowering an implementation
difficulty, and
improving implementation efficiency.
[0060] The pre-made optical cable includes an optical fiber connector on
each end when being
delivered from a factory, and therefore a length of the pre-made optical cable
is fixed and cannot
be changed after the delivery. User distribution is diversified. Therefore, if
only the even optical
splitter 2 is used in the optical splitting box, a coverage area of an optical
fiber is very small. The
fiber adapter 4, the uneven optical splitter 3, and the even optical splitter
2 are combined, so that
the optical splitting box is installed by using the pre-made optical cable
without splicing, and plug-
and-play is implemented for all the components. In addition, output optical
power of each light
outlet 12 can be configured flexibly based on a user distribution status. For
example, a light outlet
having relatively low output optical power may correspondingly cover a
relatively nearby user,
and an optical cable coming out of a light outlet having relatively high
output optical power may
be further connected to a next node, to cover more users at a longer distance.
[0061] It can be understood that a connection manner between the light
inlet, the even optical
splitter, the uneven optical splitter, and the light outlets of the optical
splitting apparatus is not
limited to the foregoing combination manners shown in the figures. Any
implementation in which
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the optical splitting apparatus includes an uneven optical splitter and
optical paths are formed
between the light inlet and the light outlets by using the uneven optical
splitter shall fall within the
protection scope of this application.
[0062] The optical splitting apparatus in this application may be an
optical splitting box or
may be a component of an optical splitting box. In addition, the optical
splitting apparatus can be
directly connected to an optical splitting box, or may be connected to an
optical splitting box by
using another adapter component. This is not specifically limited in this
application.
[0063] It can be understood that names such as the light inlet 11, the
light outlet 12, and a light
input end and a light output end of an optical splitter (including the even
optical splitter and the
uneven optical splitter) are all defined based on an optical transmission
direction of transmitting a
downlink optical signal. It can be understood that during transmission of an
uplink optical signal,
the light inlet 11 is also used to output light, the light outlet 12 is also
used to input light, the light
input end is also used to output light, and the light output end is also used
to input light. Therefore,
the light inlet 11, the light outlet 12, the light input end and the light
output end of the optical
splitter (including the even optical splitter and the uneven optical
splitter), and the like are merely
definitions of names intended for distinguishing between structures for
reading, and are not
intended for limiting a function (for example, light input or light output).
[0064] In the foregoing embodiments, the description of each embodiment
has respective
focuses_ For a part that is not described in detail in an embodiment, refer to
related descriptions in
.. other embodiments.
[0065] It may be clearly understood by a person skilled in the art that,
for the purpose of
convenient and brief description, for a detailed working process of the
foregoing system, apparatus,
and module, reference may be made to a corresponding process in the foregoing
method
embodiments, and details are not described herein again.
[0066] The technical solutions provided in this application are described
in detail above. The
principles and implementations of this application are described in this
application through
specific examples. The description of the embodiments is merely provided to
help understand the
method and core ideas of this application. In addition, a person of ordinary
skill in the art can make
variations and modifications in terms of the specific implementations and
application scopes
according to the ideas of this application. Therefore, the content of the
specification shall not be
construed as a limitation to this application.
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